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. 1969 Jun;17(6):830–835. doi: 10.1128/am.17.6.830-835.1969

Stabilities of Dried Suspensions of Influenza Virus Sealed in a Vacuum or Under Different Gases

Donald Greiff 1,2,3, Wilton A Rightsel 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC377820  PMID: 5797938

Abstract

Suspensions of purified influenza virus, dried to a 1.4% content of residual moisture by sublimation of ice in vacuo, were sealed in a vacuum or under different gases of high purity. The stabilities of the several preparations were determined by an accelerated storage test. Based on the times predicted for the dried preparations stored at different temperatures to lose 1 log of infectivity titer, the order of stabilities in relation to sealing in vacuum or under different gases was as follows: helium > hydrogen > vacuum > argon > nitrogen > oxygen > carbon dioxide.

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